West, Bruce and Laing

West, Bruce & Laing
L to R: Corky Laing, Jack Bruce and Leslie West, 1973
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genres	Rock, hard rock, blues rock
Years active	1972–1974, 2009
Labels	Windfall, Columbia
Past members	Leslie West Jack Bruce Corky Laing Malcolm Bruce

West, Bruce and Laing (also known by the acronym WBL) were a Scottish–American-Canadian blues rock power trio super-group formed in 1972 by Leslie West (guitar and vocals; formerly of Mountain), Jack Bruce (bass, harp, keyboards and vocals; ex-Cream), and Corky Laing (drums and vocals; ex-Mountain). The band released two studio albums, Why Dontcha (1972) and Whatever Turns You On (1973), during their active tenure. Their disbanding was officially announced in early 1974 prior to the release of their third and last album, Live 'n' Kickin'.

In 2009 West and Laing briefly relaunched the band, with Jack Bruce's son Malcolm substituting for his father on bass. This incarnation of the band toured the UK and North America under the name 'West, Bruce Jr. and Laing'.